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Glowing Golden Ginkgo

This golden, glowing ginkgo has spread a matching carpet of brilliant yellow leaves on the lawn in the Boston Public Garden.

"The ginkgo tree is from the era of dinosaurs, but while the dinosaur has been extinguished, the modern ginkgo has not changed. After the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the ginkgo was the first tree that came up. It’s amazing."

— Koji Nakanishi

As quoted in Columbia University Press Release, On Campus (21 Feb 2013).

About Today in Boston: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Today in Boston is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2016 Penny Cherubino

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A Lot of Color and a Bit of Frost in the Public Garden: Today In Boston!

This is the first morning when I've notice a dusting of frost on the grass and soil in the Public Garden.

"Frost is the greatest artist in our clime – he paints in nature and describes in rime."

Thomas Hood

About Today in Boston: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Today in Boston is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

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A Lot of Color and a Bit of Frost in the Public Garden: Today In Boston!

This is the first morning when I've notice a dusting of frost on the grass and soil in the Public Garden.

"Frost is the greatest artist in our clime – he paints in nature and describes in rime."

Thomas Hood

About Today in Boston: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Today in Boston is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2016 Penny Cherubino

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“In order for the light to shine so brightly…” The Weekend Foliage Was Beautiful!

It looks like the first week in November is the new peak foliage point in Boston.

"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present." Francis Bacon

About Today in Boston: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Today in Boston is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

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“In order for the light to shine so brightly…” The Weekend Foliage Was Beautiful!

It looks like the first week in November is the new peak foliage point in Boston.

"In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present." Francis Bacon

About Today in Boston: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Today in Boston is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
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Planting Bulbs for Spring in the Public Garden: Today In Boston!

With the topical plants safely moved to their winter quarters and the beds rototilled and prepared, the gardeners spent this week planting neat rows of bulbs for the first burst of color next spring.

"Gardeners instinctively know that flowers and plants are a continuum and that the wheel of garden history will always be coming full circle." Francis Cabot Lowell

About Today in Boston: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Today in Boston is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

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Planting Bulbs for Spring in the Public Garden: Today In Boston!

With the topical plants safely moved to their winter quarters and the beds rototilled and prepared, the gardeners spent this week planting neat rows of bulbs for the first burst of color next spring.

"Gardeners instinctively know that flowers and plants are a continuum and that the wheel of garden history will always be coming full circle." Francis Cabot Lowell

About Today in Boston: We keep hearing that people miss our cover photos that ran for years in the Back Bay Sun. That assignment was to provide a photo that showed what the week was like in the neighborhood. Often the photos illustrated favorite quotations. Today in Boston is an occasional offering to our BostonZest readers featuring photos along the same theme but taken wherever we happen to be.

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Windy Day Swan Boat Assist

Sometimes on a windy day, the hard-working crew members peddling Boston's Swan Boats need a bit of an assist.

That's when you'll see a first mate standing beside the captain with an oar in hand. That oar will be used to pole the boat around a turn when the wind is pushing it in the wrong direction.

As Henry Ford said, "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." Good job by the Swan Boat Crew!

Have you taken a Swan Boat ride lately?

I know that we are long overdue. Here's a page with all the information you need about the when, where, how, and how much for an inside tour of the Public Garden Lagoon.

While they say, "The Swan Boats are open every day, weather permitting. We cannot operate in rain, high winds or extreme heat," we can see that on windy days they do make an effort to keep their guests gliding along smoothly.

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Windy Day Swan Boat Assist

Sometimes on a windy day, the hard-working crew members peddling Boston's Swan Boats need a bit of an assist.

That's when you'll see a first mate standing beside the captain with an oar in hand. That oar will be used to pole the boat around a turn when the wind is pushing it in the wrong direction.

As Henry Ford said, "Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." Good job by the Swan Boat Crew!

Have you taken a Swan Boat ride lately?

I know that we are long overdue. Here's a page with all the information you need about the when, where, how, and how much for an inside tour of the Public Garden Lagoon.

While they say, "The Swan Boats are open every day, weather permitting. We cannot operate in rain, high winds or extreme heat," we can see that on windy days they do make an effort to keep their guests gliding along smoothly.

Do you have an Amazon Gift Certificate to use? Or do you need to buy one for a gift? Remember to click over to Amazon from here to support this site!

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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
Photography: © 2016 Ed Cherubino

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The Boston Puppy Class of 2016 Adds Joy to Our Walks

There is nothing like watching a puppy bound through the park discovering the world and the people and dogs around him or her.

We keep running into these two little pups on our walks on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. Their antics are sure to make you smile.

They circle and sniff one another and then take notice of all their human admirers and dash away to get some smiles and pats from their fans.

This youngster jumped for joy when he saw our friend Greer. She is very tolerant of puppy play and will only give a silly little growl when the kids get out of hand.

Lilly, the Westie pup, was visiting Boston. Her person stopped us near the Public Garden to ask suggestions for a great place to buy a hostess gift. (We sent her to Blackstone's Beacon Hill on Charles Street where we knew the well-mannered Lily would be welcomed and the selection would result in a perfect gift.)

You met Guinness in a post last month but he is such a cutie and was quickly surrounded by a gathering of fans as he walked down Columbus Avenue in the South End that we had to include him in this post too.

Thanks to all the people who allow us to enjoy their new pups. But, just one reminder, if someone is keeping that puppy away, it may be because he or she is not ready for the meet-and-greet scene. The little dog might be in the "window of susceptibility." More about that in this post about another adorable puppy.

Get to know all of our Sunday Dogs at Boston Dogs. (This post will be first in the group, so scroll down to meet more of our canine pals.)

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